4596. THE ONLY ANSWER
Self-denial is not and cannot beThe cure for selfishness,
For self-denial in itself
Is unconscious, if not pretentious,
Selfishness.
Self-denial is not life’s satisfaction.
Self-acceptance for self-transcendence
Is the answer,
The only answer.
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 46, Agni Press, New York, 1982
